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2021-07-31BLOGWe Language School

Origami: The Japanese Art Of Paper Folding – How to Create a Paper Crane

Origami – 折り紙 is the Japanese popular art of paper folding. This art implies transforming a simple sheet of paper into any object you can think of. It can be an animal, a decorating object, a flower, an envelope, or even a toy. Besides, they can be two-dimensional and three-dimensional subjects. You only need a […]

2021-07-21BLOGWe Language School

Learning Japanese Online: The Best Way to Learn it

Learning the Japanese language is a rich, exciting process full of growth and development for the student and teacher alike. Anyone interested in culture, language, and learning new things knows how much a student can gain by starting to learn a new language. In this article, we are going to look at why learning Japanese […]

2021-07-12BLOGWe Language School

How to visit a Shinto Shrine: Purification Steps and Legendary Treasures

Do you know how to enter a Shinto shrine? And how to correctly purify yourself before paying respect to a kami? Here is our guideline about a proper Shinto shrine visit, and notions on the objects you will find there. Try to follow these simple steps to immerse yourself in the Japanese culture. Go to […]

2021-06-28BLOGWe Language School

Religion in Japan: what is Shinto and its practices

Have you ever seen the iconic gateway that seems to be floating on water? That’s the famous Torii of Itsukushima island (or Miyajima), in the southwestern part of Japan. A Torii is the archway to access a Shinto shrine. It’s well known that in Japan people often practice Shinto as well as Buddhism or another […]

2021-06-17BLOGWe Language School

Japanese Ending Particles: How to Master Japanese Sentence Structure

We already saw that Japanese particles are a vital part of this language because they state the grammatical function of the noun or nouns they are referring to. However, there are some Japanese particles that are put at the end of the sentence, after the verb, which emphasize the purpose of the speaker. They are […]

2021-05-30BLOGWe Language School

How to Use the Main Japanese Particles

Particles are a vital part of the Japanese language. They are the modifiers that state the grammatical role of the noun they refer to and express what that noun is doing in the sentence. So how do you use particles in the Japanese language, you might ask? You will learn more about how to use […]

2021-05-11BLOGWe Language School

How to Learn Japanese Language

Japanese is often seen as a very difficult language to learn. This is because of its complex writing system (related to the Chinese one but also different), the variety in saying the same concept in different ways and the pronunciation which can result is tough for Western learners. To improve your Japanese, consider learning its […]

2021-05-06BLOGWe Language School

What Is The Best Language Learning Method?

Did you ever think of what is your best language learning method? Here at We Languages learning, teaching and education are topics close to our hearts. Making sure our students learn in the best way for them and can retain the knowledge they acquire with us matters. This is important because our students can then […]

2021-04-29BLOGWe Language School

What is “Golden Week” in Japan?

Golden Week (in Japanese: ゴールデンウイーク・Gōruden weeku) is a collection of four National holidays within seven days. These holidays are Shōwa Day or Shōwa no hi on the 29th of April, Consitution memorial day orKenpō kinenbi on the 3rd of May, Greenery Day or Midori no hi on the 4th of May and finally, Kodomo no […]

2021-04-01BLOGWe Language School

What you don’t know about Ramen

Ramen (ラーメン ) is one of the most famous and important dishes in Japanese cuisine. It consists of wheat noodles served in a pork bone, chicken, or fish-based broth. Sliced roast pork (チャーシュー/chāshū), nori (seaweed), boiled egg, and negi (scallion) are added to the soup. A complete and nutritious Japanese dish. Every region in Japan […]